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Top hex bolt, coolant reservoir, can’t remove it


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As per title of thread, the small (3mm?) allen bolt just rotates (and squeeks) when I try to remove it. I’ve tried holding the rubber “nut” on the other side, with long-nosed pliers, but the access is poor and they just keep slipping off.

Any tricks or hints for removal?

Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...)

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It turns out to be a rubber well-nut, with a brass insert. If, as in my case, the thread gets stuck, the rubber nut just rotates.

I had to use a dremmel cutting wheel on a flexi-drive and cut the barsteward off from behind.

Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...)

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I’m going to use a normal allen bolt and nut, so I can get a socket on the back if it happens again, plus the anti-seize copper grease.

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Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...)

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